court order that requires authorities to bring a person held in jail to court to determine why he or she is being jailed.

suspended habeas corpus

Can I a parent file a habeas corpus on the behalf of my son who is a inmate

John Merryman has written:

'Habeas corpus' -- subject(s): Civil rights, Trials, litigation, Trials (Treason), Habeas corpus

'Habeas corpus, the proceedings in the case of John Merryman, of Baltimore County, Maryland' -- subject(s): Habeas corpus

'The Merryman habeas corpus case, Baltimore' -- subject(s): Habeas corpus

Habeas corpus is Latin for "let me have the body".